Appendix D: Capacity Management : Organization Virtual Datacenter-Specific Capacity Forecasting : Determine Trending Variables : Determining Trigger Point for Ordering Capacity Using Trends
   
Determining Trigger Point for Ordering Capacity Using Trends
For example, from the data provided below, one would calculate the needed free consumption units as listed in the following equation, or 24 units.
For storage, in this example, the trigger point is calculated at 720GB: